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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

J. Presper Eckert, Jr.

Title:

Vice President, Remington Rand UNIVAC Division

Affiliation:

Sperry Rand Corporation

Philadelphia,Pennsylvania  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

1995

Award Discipline:

Engineering

Award Year:

1968

Citation:

"For pioneering and containuing contributions in creating, developing, and improving the high-speed electronic digital computer."

Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on 17-Jan-69

 

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